{"product_id":"willett-family-estate-bourbon-small-batch-4-year-750ml","title":"Willett Family Estate Bourbon  small batch 4 year 750ml","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eFrom the family-owned Willett Distillery in Bardstown — a cult name with some of the most sought-after bottles in all of bourbon — comes the long-awaited everyday expression of the legendary \"purple top\" Family Estate label. This is the latest result of Willett's effort to resurrect its own on-site distillation, shepherded by fifth-generation distiller Drew Kulsveen — an affordable, accessible entry point into a portfolio whose rarefied single barrels command eye-popping secondary prices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eLike the cult Small Batch Family Estate Rye that came before it, this is a four-year-old small batch blend bottled at cask strength — and the recipe is a genuine departure from the high-corn norm. It's a commingling of two house mash bills: roughly 30% of Willett's original bourbon recipe (72% corn, 13% rye, 15% barley) blended with 70% of their high-rye mashbill (52% corn, 38% rye, 10% barley), making this a notably rye-forward, structured bourbon. Around 50 barrels are hand-selected and mingled per batch, then released unfiltered at full barrel proof. \u003cspan class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eExpect a bold, expressive pour: top notes of wintergreen and bright baking spice — fresh cinnamon and clove — bloom in the glass, laced with sweet citrus, giving way over time to warm caramel candy and vanilla frosting. The palate carries that punchy rye spice into a long, warming, cask-strength finish.\u003cspan class=\"inline-flex\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eBest enjoyed neat or with a few drops of water to open up its layered fruit and spice. A bold, characterful sipper — and a rare chance to own the Willett Family Estate name without the purple-top price tag.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LiquorVerse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47222039576794,"sku":"VWS200434243","price":75.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/9972\/2044\/files\/210000047172_jpg.webp?v=1782487538","url":"https:\/\/liquorverse.com\/products\/willett-family-estate-bourbon-small-batch-4-year-750ml","provider":"LiquorVerse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}